Men alone : masculinity, individualism, and hard-boiled fiction /
Nyman, Jopi,1966-
Amsterdam ; Atlanta, Ga. : Rodopi,
c1997.
"An earlier version of several sections of chapter three was published in the Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 4 (1995)."--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-384)
Men in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Individualism in literature.
Sex role in literature.
American fiction
Detective and mystery stories, American